One of the most interesting ways to bet on the NBA Playoffs is series price prop bet odds. Not only are they released before each round's series get
underway, but they are also constantly updated as the each series progresses through the best-of-seven format. It is like live in-game betting on a more
drawn out scale.

BetOnline has recently reshuffled the deck for its NBA series prop bet odds, and there are two that stood out in my mind as solid value plays with one
being on a favorite and one on an underdog.

This Eastern Conference best-of-seven matchup will play Game 2 on Wednesday night at Miami with the Heat favored by 4.5 points by BetOnline.
Before Game 1, this was perceived to be a fairly tight matchup between two Southeast Division foes that finished the regular season with identical 48-34
records, but Miami now has the clear edge following a 123-91 romp on Sunday in the series opener as a 4.5-point home favorite.

The series price before that lopsided win had the Heat listed as -150 favorites to win with the odds on Charlotte set at +130. The early money on the
Hornets pushed these numbers down leading up to Sunday's start. I thought there was some tremendous value in Miami at that time and I would be willing to
bet on the Heat again despite the much higher risk in the current betting odds.

The Hornets are a solid team, but they are up against a team that nobody in the Eastern Conference wanted to face in this year's playoffs. We all know how
well Miami has played since the All-Star break with the addition of veteran Joe Johnson, and even more impressive is how this team has still flourished
despite losing its top scorer in Chris Bosh.

While I love the veteran leadership with Johnson joining forces with the likes of Dwyane Wade and Luol Deng, I also love the way third-year center Hassan
Whiteside has responded since getting another chance to join the starting lineup.

The main reason I am willing to ride the Heat right now at a much higher series price is motivation. They know that they can win the Eastern Conference
with this lineup and they also know that road to the NBA Finals goes through Cleveland and LeBron James. Look for another big win on Wednesday night in a
series that will not go more than six games.

Top Underdog: Indiana Pacers (+210) vs. Toronto Raptors (-250)

This best-of-seven Eastern Conference series is tied at a game apiece after the Pacers stunned Toronto 100-90 in Game 1 as seven-point road underdogs only
to lose the next game on the road 98-87 as eight-point underdogs. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday night in Indiana, with the home team listed as a slight
1.5-point underdog.

For many of the same reasons that I like Miami as a heavy favorite to win its opening-round series, I am going with the favorable odds on the Pacers to win
theirs. They clawed their way into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the East with an overall record of 45-37 that included a 6-1 run in their last seven
regular-season games.

That one setback came on the road against the Raptors in a 111-98 loss as 5.5-point favorites. This helped contribute to the opening series price odds of
-400 for Toronto and +320 for Indiana. It would be pretty easy to point out the Raptors'collapses in the opening round of the playoffs the previous two
seasons as favorites as my rational for this pick, but I am banking heavily on Indiana's past success in the postseason carrying this team to at least one
more round with a few seasoned playoff veterans leading the way.

In the Pacers' win in Game 1. Paul George relived his former postseason glory with a game-high 33 points while going 12-for-22 from the field. Even in
Monday's loss he led the way again with 28 points and an 8-for-15 night shooting the ball. Toronto has some serious star power in Kyle Lowry and DeMar
DeRozan, but be careful not to discount the value that the experience of actually winning a playoff series brings to the table.

Free Play from Doc's Sports.
Take #231 Minnesota Golden
Gophers +6.5 over Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets
(5:15p.m., Wednesday,
December 26) The Paul Johnson
era will come to an end after
this game and I do not think
he will go out with a blowout
victory. Generally team can
fare well against the option
when they have a month to
prepare for it and that will
be the case with the Golden
Gophers. Minnesota is coming
off their best game of the
season last time out beating
Wisconsin and getting back
the ax for the first time in
well over a decade. Minnesota
has covered 5 straight
nonconference games. Georgia
Tech is 1-4 ATS in their last
5 nonconference games. Take
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